Gegger

Well we did it guys, the stars aligned, Alex got underway with the reinforcements and we have had a whole lotta luck with good WUs. All in all, well done ladles and gentle spoons, for passing the 1 billion day mark by almost 90m points. 
 
Shlouski is sitting on the throne with 1,121,976,147 points, but maybe not for much longer, it seems his time at the top is coming to an end, Miker07 has finally shown us what he is capable of, I'm sure we all believed he had it in him, but it's a shame to see sandbagging. He looks set to take the throne in the future. He currently takes the second rank with 1,091,400,990 points. Just remember Miker, heavy is the head my friend.  Igor_Sinelnikov looks to be finding his stride again after his little stumble earlier in the event. He takes the third spot for today with 649,743,307 points. Mxyzptlk also known as Mxy 'Mixie', had a great day today, bagging almost exactly 60m points today keeping him in the rank of fourth with 566,389,066 points. Justaphf also had a great showing too, maintaining his place as the last one one in the first group, taking rank five with 555,147,840 points. 
 
I'm really tired so we are just going to fire through the nect five, we have Gorgon with 458,560,407 points, followed by Oromit with 382,688,475 points. Next up we have _Rlocke with 374,228,593 points, LAR_Systems is in 8th with 362,617,030 and finally we have the honourable gatekeeper, Ben_F takes the rank with 348,506,395 points. 
 
OhBoy is firing on all cylinders, shoveling the coal to the boilers and pouring on diesel for good measure. Bagging just shy of 25 million points, once again gaining a rank to take 18th. 
 
Please click on the link below to see the full list of ranks for the event.
For this event all of the ranks will be on one link, there will be individual sheets added for each day, you can navigate these at the bottom of the window. 
 
Folding Month V Daily Stats
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worthwhile every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the minimum participation requirements of this event.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Finally, if you have had any hardware die during the event or on the run up to the event during preparations please post it on the thread below
 
List of The Dead
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec

Well guys, I have to say, you suck, we are further away from our one billion day goal than we were yesterday! But hey, I guess that means tomorrow is just another day to try. We have not seen any changes in the top ten so don't hold your breath. But nonetheless, let's dive in. 
 
Shlouski keep himself in the number one spot today despite his power outage, taking the throne with 448,246,714 points, he did manage to outperform the next down the list but it was certainly close and he can't be showing his weakness like this on a regular basis if he is wanting to be sitting there when the final curtain falls. miker07 is in second place with 415,120,170 points. Igor_Sinelnikov has once again stepped up his production, we are certainly seeing impressive numbers and if he can keep this rate of increase we may see our first 100m day come out of our good ol pal Igor. Anyway he takes the third place with 312,889,768 points. Justaphf is once again in the number four spot with 225,429,911 points. It has to be said that I thought the number one on teamLTT would be higher up the ranks. Mxyzptlk is rounding up the top five with 191,257,732 points. 
 
Gorgon is the real interesting person in the top ten for this update, he had a healthy day today and this could see him climbing the ranks if he can maintain it. Gorgon takes 6th with 181,601,829 points for this update. Oromit is in 7th place with 156,196,276 points and is looking rather safe for the time being. LAR_Systems seems to have been having some trouble today and underperformed massively. He will be safe for a day or two before he will need to start sweating thanks to his 146,300,186 points. _Rlocke had a solid day today and could become a problem for the database master up front, taking the number nine slot with 123,709,556 points. And finally we have the honourable gatekeeper, Ben_F has graciously accepted the post for the second day in a row with 116,219,937 points. 
 
I have to say it looks like quite a few of you guys have ran out of steam already down on the lower ranks. But there are some noticeable exceptions, such as bigygf who is down in 77th but gained 25 ranks today. This also looks like the first day lucas.fnbr has managed a full day of folding and this has taken 87th with a 36 rank increase. Looking a little bit fither up the ranks we can see sazrocks has had a solid day today and has found themself in 52th and climbing fast. 
 
Please click on the link below to see the full list of ranks for the event.
For this event all of the ranks will be on one link, there will be individual sheets added for each day, you can navigate these at the bottom of the window. 
 
Folding Month V Daily Stats
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worthwhile every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the minimum participation requirements of this event.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Finally, if you have had any hardware die during the event or on the run up to the event during preparations please post it on the thread below
 
List of The Dead
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec

Usually on day three I announce that we have hit half a billion or one whole billion points. Well for this event I can proudly tell you all that we are just a little shy of two and one half billion points. It is in this that you can see just how far we have come as a team, and how far our technology has come. 
 
And for the third day in a row we are seeing Shlouski sitting on the throne with 263,705,429 points, it is incredible to see just how far this lovely fellow brit can go pumping out numbers. miker07 is certainly putting up a fight, but so far he seems to be falling short of outright challenging the baby yoda up ahead. So far he has clocked in 238,074,791 points. there is a wide gap forming behind him though with Igor_Sinelnikov containing to fall short to prove he can perform like he once has. But still taking the third place with 166,447,035 points is still very impressive. The next person we see is of course Justaphf, the man is proving just why he is someone to watch comfortably maintaining his rank with 133,265,513 points. Mxyzptlk is a name I know well, always a name that sticks in my brain because I have no idea how to spell it and certainly no idea how to pronounce it. regardless, he rounds out the top five once again with 104,688,409. It is also interesting to know that he is the last person on today's ranks who have hit over 100m points. 
 
Gorgon is the first to be seen down here below the top five, taking 6th place with 94,200,706 points. The man of the great white north has gained two ranks over the last 24 hours, his production almost matched that of Mxyzptlk today. 7th place today is taken up by Oromit who has fallen one rank today, by result of Gorgon, he takes his spot with 91,176,677 points. LAR_Systems, the man with all the data, has shown us that you cannot win a competition with data alone, taking the 8th spot with 88,912,127 points. He was also the other person to take a hit on their ranks thanks to Gorgon. Ben_F has managed to maintain his rank of 9th with 67,424,257 points but he has to be careful as the honourable Gatekeeper is looking as if he could be making a move t give up the honour guard spot and make a dash for glory. _Rlocke is once again manning the post of gatekeeper with 56,930,293 points. 
 
Well, I'm not sure but maybe we managed to light a fire under gorgons arse, either way, its nice to see some action already as it was getting a little boring. You can see a large number of rank changes and this is likely to be most common right at the start of the event as people start to settle into their workflows and systems hopefully stabilise. I expect to see OhBoy who is down in 82nd to make some moved up the rankings in the next few days with their production now they have finally started. Arrogath a name that I remember from past events has also started to get into the rhythm aad saw them gain 10 ranks to take 94th.
 
as you can see all remains exciting here, despite the early days we are seeing some people carve out a little spot for themselves on the ranking. But only time will tell if they can keep themselves safe or if a rebellion can topple them. 
 
 
Please click on the link below to see the full list of ranks for the event.
For this event all of the ranks will be on one link, there will be individual sheets added for each day, you can navigate these at the bottom of the window. 
 
Folding Month V Daily Stats
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worthwhile every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the minimum participation requirements of this event.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Finally, if you have had any hardware die during the event or on the run up to the event during preparations please post it on the thread below
 
List of The Dead
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec

So here we are, yet again another year has passed up by and we are once again cranking the dials to 11.
 
I know for many of you this year will be painful, we are seeing a global energy crisis of the likes many of us have never seen before. 
Some of you, this will be the first time in which you have joined us, and for a very select few this will be your chance to get the event veteran badge.
For those few of you out there who join me in the elite club of joining every single folding month, I owe you a special than you, you guys are truly fanatics. But, for those of you joining for the first time, welcome, we are happy to have you in our ranks and I'm sure you will slot right in. 
 
I think it would be irresponsible of me not to give this warning, if you cannot afford the power usage of your hardware, please stop. We understand that it is a hard time for many of us with money atm and a forum badge is not worth getting into debt for. 
 
As many of you can see I have decided on a new change with this years blog, I'm trialing centre alignment for the blogs. The truth is as I've gone on with my own journeys of creating written content I have just come to prefer this style. If it causes any issues please let me know. 
 
In October we produced more points as a team as we did during folding month last year, so I am expecting big things this year! 
 
Anyway, less off me waffling on and let's get to folding!
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the minimum participation requirements for this event.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Happy Folding, 
 
Spec.
 

Well here we are, once again we have found ourselves staring into the abyss, trying our best to scrounge up hardware from down the sofa cushions  to put to work! 
 
I would not have even remotely imagined that five years ago we would be here, a top 3 team with regular events, seeing prize pools like we have for this event but here we are. It is incredible to see you guys come back year after year, to push forward the team, to come together and compete. 
 
I'm not going to lie to you guys my pain condition is worse than ever, but no matter, the fold must go on.
 
Look below for the link to see if you are signed up! 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dFJhY1-iqi-fvBVYJqoqGMkBhCKrFzlWr6tRGns7YWM/edit?usp=sharing
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec. 

Well here we are, at the end of our little five day sprint. It went by super fast and half the team ended up unavailable due to illness or work.  So massive, MASSIVE Thanks to @cbigfootWho honestly did 70% of the work on this one. Really, He carried the event this time around and deserves all the thanks we can give him. 
 
I'm not going to talk too much hear as this is a low effort mini event but can we all just appreciate that somehow, Den-Fi managed to win again... no-one could have seen this coming... honestly... I'm sure he is as surprised as the rest of us. /s 
 
You have seven days to claim the prizes from this event. To claim the prize you need to DM me. It's that simple. They will now be rerolled if you don't claim they will simply be added to the community pool. 
 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lwY_TM6j3L_AcwL1NMHl8mRGnNu_-j47e1u4aoaMddY/edit?usp=sharing

So here we are, the first day of results. 
 
I'm not planning to write all that much for this small five day event but I just wanted to thank everyone who has come along. You are all awesome and should be proud of the time and dedication you put into the fold. I was planning to do this last night but I fell asleep at my desk. Which is why I'm awake at such an early time. Turns out the new meds really do make me drowsy(no alcohol required)! 
 
Miker07 takes the lead with 36.1 million points, Den-Fi comes up in second with 25.2 million points and third place is Shouski with 21.4 million points. Gorgon is up next in fourth place with 18.5m points, Mxyzptlk is in fifth place with 15.9 million points and sixth place is occupied by Justaphf with 15.1 million points. LazyDev is in seventh place with 13.1m points, vsteel takes eight place with 10m, Baha is in ninth place with 8.9m and finally Favebook takes tenth place with 8.4m. 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wdto0d8bvJgSts053SVwNzGAK3QKA5UL2nir_4rV-Iw

Holy crap I've just woken up. 
 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cF8Al_fBWrCnq_0I6J3zTtHS6FRWA-LZgq4m_D0vecU/edit?usp=sharing
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec.

Den-Fi is really looking unbeatable sitting on his throne with 839.32 million points, rodarkone has managed to maintain second place with 548.56 million points, but they will almost certainly be overtaken by Macaw2000 in third place with 540.28 million points. Unilevers, the making of all the unhealth snack foods has remained in fourth place with 412.93 million points. Miker07 is looking relatively comfortable in fifth place with 374.32 million points, but Gorgon is certainly more comfortable in sixth place with 364.20 million points. Shlouski who is in 7th place with 290.35 million points is looking like he could be challenged by _Rlocke who is currently in 8th place with 281.41 million points. Justaphf is in 9th place with 229.30 million points and LAR_Systems remains at his post in the gatehouse with 228.80 million points. 
 
Dr.Roboknopp has overtaken me on the table once again fielding an impression production for today; there's not much else to comment on today with the rankings starting to settle out, but there is most assuredly still time to see some upsets 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LLwu2E0LC0WQB9rpSTNgB-PwR0NXq9qL9yx0wYMqhhE/edit?usp=sharing
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec.

Den-Fi remains in first with 761.65 million points, rodarkone has staved off Mac again to remain in second place with 514.03 million points, Macaw2000 is in third with 485.90 million points, Unilevers is in fourth with 386.01 million points, Miker07 is in fifth with 347.97 million points, Gorgon is in 6th with 340.82 million points, Shlouski is in 7th with 270.97 million points, _Rlocke is in 9th with 258.56 million points Justaphf is in 9th with 214.90 million points and LAR_Systems remains the gatekeeper with 213.145 million points.
 
Sorry for the boring nature of this blog post, I'm not really feeling myself, I'm planning to ring the pharmacy tomorrow and hopefully can get it sorted ASAP. In the meantime @marknd59 and myself will continue to bring you the points updates as expected. 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lanyDpRIAXov5fOdYzIYHbL4KcS-u-BfV6KVgsZrsV4/edit?usp=sharing
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec.

Den-Fi May as well take off by this point and just fly with the clouds and we got a man down at rank 14 with DirectingGnu2 producing no points over the last 24 hours
 
Continuing his stranglehold on the throne we have Den-Fi, with 681.28 million point he may as well be worshipped as a god among the men of TeamLTT, producing over 82 million points on this day alone it seems that he may still have a little juice left in those tanks. rodarkone continues in second place with 478.05 million points, but they will sure be yielding their Macaw who is currently in place with 433.03 million points, Mr.2k has been pushing his production to new heights also but it will be seen if he can begin to challenge the king himself. Unilevers is still cruising along in fourth place with 358.66 million points, Miker07 in fifth place is closing matching his performance but is lagging on total output with 320.70 million points so far. Gorgon finds himself in 6th place with 316.35 million points. He's fairly safe in that spot it seems with Shlouski currently in 7th place with 247.97 million points. _Rlocke is in 8th place with 237.50 million points. Justaphf is in 9th place with 199.53 million points but the Gatekeeper LAR_Systems is certainly in a position to 193.31 million points. 
 
Further down the table we have numer 37 Dr.Roboknopp who has seen a massive explosion in production forcing their way up the rankings at a ferocious pace. 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/126SIid66CcTR5iuulSsB0T3qfqlJ_M90cVf5N4wUUmo/edit?usp=sharing
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec.

Well the best viewing of the update can be seen right at number ten where LAR_Systems has finally beaten down the gatehouse and is not presiding at the rear of the pack. 
 
In first place we have Den-Fi, who has passed the half billion mark with 521.81 million points. He has certainly shown us what he's got and I have to say, I'm impressed. rodarkone has manage to stay in second place with 405.45 million points, but there is certainly a challenge to come from Macaw2000, despite the fact he is lagging behind with 314.27 million points, he is certainly making up ground fast. The maker of everyones favour snacks Unilevers has fallen to a fairly secure fourth place with 302.88 million points, but it wouldn't take Gorgon much more effort to match his production. With that said, Gorgon would have a small mountain to climb with his 267.49 million points. Miker07 could certainly cause a little upset for the guy ahead with some effort, sitting in sixth place with 265.17 million points. Shlouski in 7th place with 202.21 million points is going to have to pick up the pace less _Rlocke in 8th with 201.21 million will overtake him by next update. Justaphf is enjoying 9th place with 168.74 million points and finally we have a new Gatekeeper, The master of the folding database himself has moved up to the number 10 spot with 162.85 million points. And it is looking like he could push up another rank is he can keep pace. 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d0Sg9YswrZbWp6gG-bPTAvamrpPi6mGqhyh1IumJ0bQ/edit?usp=sharing
 
Can we all just take a moment to thank @marknd59 he has been instrument in delivering this folding month, so lets show the guy some love!
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec

We can see that Macaw has certainly been pulling out all the stops, but it is still far behind that of Den-Fi. Will he rise to the challenge or simply settle for second place; Only time will tell. 
 
I'm not going to be able to write a blog post, just spent the last hour staring blankly at the spreadsheet, yay, well done me for messing up my mediation!
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oLY2Sm9VbYYH2jOEKvYyvxoxHm9HeL7RAFNifIsQb3Y/edit?usp=sharing
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec.

Den-Fi... Macaw... you uh... feeling alright.... so with Den-Fi and Macaw seeming like they need Folding Anonymous Sponsors rodarkone is looking like they are going to get left behind. There has been little movement in the ranks when it comes to the top 20 or so.
 
Den-Fi looks to be solidifying his place on the throne with 372.77 million points, rodarkone is still performing admirably in second place with 338.47, but Mac2k is certainly going to be posing him a challenge if today was anything to go by. Unilevers continues in third place with 249.33 million points, Miker07 could be facing more than one challenger but remains in fourth place with 221.02 million points. Gorgon could be overtaking Miker sometime in the future currently sitting in 5th place with 219.84 million points. But that probably wont happen before Macaw2000 in 6th place overtakes him, finding himself with impressive production and 204.86 million points. Shlouski maintains in 7th with 160.29 million points, _Rlocke is in 8th with 157.12 million points, 9th place is Justaphf with 139.85 million points and finally Baha has kept the title of gatekeeper, But LAR_Systems could very well be taking the gatehose in the coming days. 
 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-Ro0pPUYcpX-56tUux744mv4EPIA2B0lluXWNj3OwSo/edit?usp=sharing
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec.

Well today has been a busy day for me, but I never thought I would be returning to seeing multiple people week over the 40m PPD barrier, fair play gents you have earned my, and probably many others admiration. 
 
In first we have the nonbenevolent king on throne, with 310.57 million points he has certainly made himself the front-runner, redarkone has fallen to second, with 302.52 million points he will likely struggle to retake the throne unless he's willing to stick his hand into his pocket. Unilevers continues to remain in third place with 224.56 million points, the snack maker has got to be looking at their rear as there may be some upset on the way. Fourth place Miker07 has maintained 199.65 million points, as has Gorgon with 195.82 million points. Macaw2000 has also had an impressive day and has moved up to 6th place with 153.93 million points, and he is certainly looking like the run of form could continue. Shlouski has been knocked down to 7th place with 142.53 million points. _Rlocke has also been pushed down by a rank to 8th place with 138.96 million points. Justaphf was the final person to be pushed down the rankings by the ascending Mr. Mac, falling to the 9th spot with 124.83 million points. Finally the Gatekeeper Baha has 117.65 million points. But the keeper of the great folding database LAR_Systems could be making a run at the gatehouse. 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bbVtB3ijF41UFSbgPCeep_PEXgHFD4dUHaWhwN-8h3Q/edit?usp=sharing
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec.

so just a quick explanation, I got word today that my funding meeting got moved to this morning, meeting at their office, so I'm just going to need to get to sleep asap so here are the ranks and wish me luck. This is mostly a formality and we are highly likely to receive it, but it ain't a sure thing until the paperwork is signed and the first payment hits the charities bank. 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YHkd34kt79qFgOOj1gZt46OquzNe5lcAw2bR-U576_0/edit?usp=sharing
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec.

First off, can I just say how disappointed I am in you all, there has been an issue with the event percentage for the whole first week and no one even noticed, was a stupid error on my part that has now been corrected, but still, seriously guys! It was an unfortunate case of the named range being used for the totals being referencing the wrong call. If I can find the time I will retroactively correct the previous days. Now, onto something a little more personal, I may not be around for most of tomorrow(well, today) as I will be starting a new mental health support group under the charity I run on Tuesday. I still have way more things that I need to get done than I'd like to admit. I'm sure you can all make do without me. I'll attempt to get the blog post done, and if all goes right it shall be done. But I'm not 100% sure on how long it's going to take so I'm just making you all aware in case I am MIA. 
 
Once again rodarkone has stayed firmly planted on that throne with 234.17 million points, it has to be said, even I'm starting to think that Den-Fi in second with 232.55 million points is telling the truth and can't catch the the current crown holder, but still, there is that small part of me that looks at them trading back and fourth who produces the most and considers how little it would take. Unilevers continues to take the number three spot with 172.38 million points, miker07 with 152.72 million has moved to leapfrog Gorgon who has fallen to 5th place with 147.99m points. Shlouski with 111.8m points is enjoying life in 6th place right now but there are certainly some threats they will need to be keeping an eye on in the coming week is they are looking to keep their place on the board. _Rlocke has has a slow day and bags 103.4m points. 8th place is Justaphf with 95.3m points, but DirectingGnu2 has outproduced phf, whatever a phf even is, and with 92.5m points they will be looking at pushing further up the ranks unless the phf can keep up with the pressure. The gatekeeper continues to be Baha with 88.6m points.
 
Macaw2000 is certainly making a push and it will be seen if he can keep up the heat and force his way up the ranks. Another one to keep an eye on is D0ks who has performed above his current ranking would suggest and may have his eye on a more prestigious ranking. Also further down the table Scotschy has done well today and although they are unlikely to break into the blue ranks, they most certainly could be looking at the grey ranks if they can maintain. 
 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Yo-NhxvT0uG1xKK8NqAMvMUxIlTo2L2DVa7E-cGXNE8/edit?usp=sharing
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec.

Day six has come and gone, rodarkone has surpassed 200m points for the event, but Den-Fi ain't too far behind, DirectingGnu2 looks like he could be making a push and Macaw2000 is certainly looking likes he's finally in the game. 
 
rodarkone continues his benevolent reign sitting on the throne with 201.87 million points, The fallen king Den-Fi continues his form in second place but falling ever so slightly behind with 199.40 million points, I still don't trust the guy when he says he's going all out if I'm being honest, but we shall see. Third place Unilevers continues to make his position more comfortable, bagging himself 148.07 million points, so far it is not looking like anyone can challenge the top three, but as the veterans know, anything can happen over the next four weeks. Gorgon continues in fourth place sitting on 134.28 million points, but he will have to remain vigilant as Miker07 in fifth place has had a bumper day and could see him closing on the veteran folder if he manages to maintain higher production. 6th place Shlouski(Yes I spelt it right this time) has little chance of making their way higher up the rankings with 95.8m points. _Rlocke in 7th with 90.9 million points should be careful, with his low production today he could very much see his place on the rankings sink without some proactive measures being taken. Justaphf is looking isn't looking solid with his 80.7m points, DirectingGnu2 looks to be eyeing up that number 8 spot, with 77.5m points they aren't too far behind and we could see then moving up the table at this rate. Finally we have the gatekeeper at number 10 with 74.2m points. Looking down the table Macaw2000 could become a real threat to him as we all know what Mr 2k is capable of if he really pushes his mercenaries. 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YhWV5HRpDZAea1w4spOjATOY1vhGRaYvgqMQqv9H5ik/edit?usp=sharing
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec.

As the first week is coming into it's final days, we are certainly seeing how the ranks are starting to play out, but don't fear, because there are many more days to go for us to see a mix up of the ranks. 
 
In first place we still have rodarkone sitting on the throne with 167.55 million points, but he certainly has no right to feel comfortable, Mr Den-Fi in second place, who is known to be slightly economical with the truth is certainly still in the realm of dangers. Unilevers sits in third place with 121.64 million points, their position is looking fairly safe for the time being. Gorgon had earned himself fourth place with 111.68 million points. Miker07 find himself slipping further behind the man ahead and if I were him I'd be looking at how to get some more folding power(psst try to recruit friends) if I were him. He needs not to fear Shlouski with only 79.5m points. But, _Rlocke is not too far behind 79.38m points who is currently sitting in 7th place. justaphf takes 8th place with 67.6m points. DirectingGnu2 has climbed yp to 9th place, leapfrogging LAR-Systems with 62.6m points and the new gatekeeper Baha with 61m points. 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-I-9xbwoZTBzON8nGOjq9npMSiEDAr_R-6yysKFwn9k/edit?usp=sharing
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec.

Well here we are, and I really am just blown away with this rodarkone and Den-Fi thing that we got going on, he tried so hard, and he got damn close this update, but yet, he was 40k shy of the mark, you'll get him next time.... Maybe.
 
In first place we have rodarkone, who right now with 133.95 million points, has had his lead slashed to only around 40k points. He should certainly be looking at fiddling with the knobs and dials if he is wanted to maintain his lead into the next update. In third place we have the makers of many a favourite food products, Unilevers with 95.61 million points. Gorgon find himself in 4th place, pretty much matching production but have a mountain to claim if he wants to move up the table with only 87.85 million points. Milker07 continues to sit comfortably in 4th place feeling rather safe with 82.1 million points. But the story on 6th and 7th place is much higher friction; With _Rlocke having 63.5m points followed closely by Shlouski with 63.2m points. With the production being so close it will be interesting too see if these guys try to push just that little harder in their fight. It wouldn't take much though to push them too far and to have a dropped WU or two causing them some upset, so beware. 8th place is justaphf, sitting on 54 million but with 9th place DirectGnu2 outproducing Mr. phf he will have to keep a close eye on that rear view mirror if he is looking to maintain his current respectable posistion. finally we have the wizzard of the folding database Mr. LAR_Systems rounding out the top ten with 48m points. He sits as the gatekeeper, and it must be said, there are some below him who will be eyeing up his seat, already outproducing him, he will certainly need to squeeze out some more juice is he is wanting to remate the gatekeeper for the duration. 
 
So, will Den-Fi take the throne in the next update, With Unilevers fall, can Mr. database keep a hold on that number ten or will a new face emerge from the lower ranks and break down the gatehouse, only time will tell. 
 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Eu5hq51QVgrKirsKJwQnpLBff7X_BNqhB68wzpq_z9w/edit?usp=sharing
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec.

So far for the event we have seen over two billion points have been produced, that is not bad. I have noticed that the top 10 percentage has fallen from 33% on day one to 27% now, is this a trend that will hold for the duration, as people battle it out on the lower ranks to best each other, or will the rivalry that is brewing at the highest echelons be too much. 
 
We see that rodarkone has maintained first place with 101.4 million points, but Den-Fi is hot on his heals with 100.64 million points to his name. Third place is filled by Unilevers with 71.70 million points. Gorgon secures forth place with 63.9 million points. Miker07 has 62.1 million points in 5th place and then we see a trench has opened behind him with _Rlocke taking 6th place with 47.7m points. 
 
I'm going to leave it here guys, I'm hoping this bug will pass in another  few days or so and we can get back to fuller updates, I swear my body waits until folding month to get all the illnesses!
 
 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14e3iCJCLFcKdzfJEhhnMJQIe9OUzC65k_4h4qTTTFKk/edit?usp=sharing 
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec.

Day two is over, the numbers have been tabulated and validated and I'm noticing some interesting activity from the Den-Fi camp, is he being honest, is he all out, or is he playing his Graphics cards close to his chest, only time will tell. 
 
I'm sorry for not posting more details, I've suddenly been overcome with sickness, I may get around to adding more details if I feel better in the morning
 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VXg6skZBhaQWYNnrzIBgME7aPspV1qGU9O4dq8RjvJk/edit#gid=2094634041
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
20 Days with activity*, 500,000 Points & 40 WU
(*activity is defined as completing at least 1WU for the 24 hour period)
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec.

Ladles and gentlespoons, We come together today to celebrate Wait, wrong speech.
 
Here we are again for another year, I'm really looking forward to see what we can do between CUDA and the new 30 series cards for the few that have them. It will also be nice to se some tier two event badges knocking around the forum. I am so happy to see the regulars, and even more happy to see some new names in the list!
 
In First place we have rodarkone with 34.47 million points, an impressive number and it will be interesting to see if Den-Fi can throw a little more skin into the game as he is trailing very narrowly with 32.3 million points. JoYoung finds himself taking the number three spot with 28.19 million points, as a new face around here he is sure showing he wont be having anyone take his lunch money if his first day in the playground is anything to go by. Fourth place is occupied the well known Miker07 with 21.29m points, Unilevers has no respect for social distancing hovering behind him with 21.05m points. with the top five already pulling away we have Gorgon taking sixth place with 16.7m points. _Rlocke will be looking to see if he can squeeze out some more juice as he is only a stones throw behind with 16.0m points. 8th place is Shouski with 14.3 million points followed up by Justaphf with 13.6m points and the top ten is rounded out by Mr.FoldingDatabase himself LAR_Systems with 10.4 million points. 
 
 
 
 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rbX1Taf0Kd7uro1x7YbRRLEH1pzmjbXkF9jByY0co1c/edit?usp=sharing
 
Please remember that this is a friendly event, but we are all folding away for Science, AND GLORY! 
 
I'm really impressed with the numbers we are seeing here, Thank you to all who are involved and who make this worth while every year.
 
Remember we are a team first and individuals second, so give thanks where thanks is due and hit that reaction button when someone helps you out.
 
Be wary of the higher minimum participation requirements this year.
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec.

With only one week remaining for people to sign up we are seeing our sign up numbers are growing slowly. 
 
we are finally getting to see what the team is going to look like this year with some of our heavy hitters here, and some others devoid from the forum completely. It is going to be interesting to see what impact the recent launch of Nvidias 30 series GPUs will have, are we going to see new heavy hitters, or are our heavy hitters splashing the cash to hold onto their lead. The answers will only become apparent as the weeks pass and we see the leaderboard take shape. 
 
As many of you are aware this year has turned out to be... interesting, with COVID, forest fires, protests, ect. The world is more divided than ever, so for all of us here who are coming together for yet another folding month I'd really us all to appreciate each other. We are coming together in the name of science to dedicate out own resources for the furthering of human knowledge and for the improvement of our understand in regards to health and disease. 
 
We have 390 sign ups so far with most people testing to be correct, but there are some that have issues with their entry so it would be appreciated if you could just double check the sign up sheet below to ensure everything is in order.
 
Please find attached the link to the sign up sheet, once again, don't forget to check it because if you miss out on any corrections you may not be eligible to participate in this event!
 
Click Here to view the list of current sign ups!
 
Click Here to go to the corrections thread!
 
Happy folding,
 
Spec.

The LTT forum is built on Invision Community (previously known as IPS and IPB), an off-the-shelf forum software. The majority of the code that powers the forum is theirs, and the technologies that we can use are largely constrained by what Invision Community supports.
 
The backend is written entirely in PHP, using a custom framework built specially for Invision Community. Some type annotations have been introduced into the codebase recently, but most of the code was written before PHP supported types and is therefore untyped (this applies to both IC's code and our custom additions). For a sense of scale, there are over 450,000 lines of PHP in Invision Community, and about 12,000 lines of LTT-specific PHP.
 
Data is stored in MySQL, Elasticsearch and Redis. MySQL is the source of truth for all of the data in the system, and interaction with it from the backend code use Active Records. User content is duplicated into Elasticsearch to power the search functionality, as well as activity feeds and content feeds on user profiles (everywhere that combines content of multiple different types into one view). Redis is just used as a cache for frequently accessed or expensive values.
 
Requests are handled using NGINX, and your requests also pass through Cloudflare before getting there to the server.
 
All of the backend services are hosted on one server, with a 16 core EPYC processor. On the server, we're running CentOS 8.
 
For the frontend, all of the HTML rendering is performed on the server side, using a custom HTML template syntax that works similarly to mustache (although with considerably less polish). Writing this code is virtually identical to writing raw HTML, except that you can use variables, use loops, and import other templates. Invision Community also has its own front end CSS framework, which generally works well to minimise the specific CSS required for each new feature.
 
Continuing with the trend, there is also a custom Javascript framework for attaching controllers to elements and for declaring and using UI widgets. The framework is built for ES5 + jQuery; while it is possible to use ES6+ features in custom code, there is rarely enough that needs doing with custom code to be able to make use of much.
 
We can easily edit the PHP, HTML and CSS provided by Invision Community, both using their hook system and by directly modifying code on our fork of the code, but the Javascript framework is generally not editable because it doesn't provide a generally useable hooking mechanism and the code is stored in the database rather than in files. This means that custom javascript is generally limited to only the small amount needed to support new functionality; accordingly, we only have about 400 lines of LTT-specific JS.
 
I've also built a couple of GitHub actions in Typescript to automate some boring tasks, such as updating the repo with the latest version of Invision Community.